NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF BANKRUPTCY … - Form 990 Financial Data

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1926

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

CYNTHIA NORTON

Phone

9494973673

Tax Period

2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31

NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF BANKRUPTCY JUDGES, founded in 1926, is a community nonprofit that reported $1.8M in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue surged 45% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum. The organization ran a surplus of $317K, a strong 18% operating margin.

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO PROMOTE THE INTERESTS OF UNITED BANKRUPTCY JUDGES GENERALLY: TO UTILIZE OUR EXPERTISE ON ISSUES OF BANKRUPTCY LAW AND PROCEDURE TO IMPROVE THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BANKRUPTCY SYSTEM; TO FOSTER SCHOLORSHIP, COLLEGIALITY AND DIVERSITY AMONG MEMBERS OF THE BANKRUPTCY BENCH AND BAR; AND TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATION AND NETWORKING FOR BANKRUPTCY JUDGES AND THE BANKRUPTCY COMMUNITY AT LARGE

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

THE NCBJ ORGANIZES AND PRESENTS AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE THAT IS ONE OF THE FOREMOST CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS CONCERNING BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY-RELATED ISSUES IN THE UNITED STATES. THE...

THE NCBJ ORGANIZES AND PRESENTS AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE THAT IS ONE OF THE FOREMOST CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS CONCERNING BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY-RELATED ISSUES IN THE UNITED STATES. THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE TYPICALY ATTRACTS AN AUDIENCE OF BANKRUPTCY JUDGES, ATTORNEYS, ACCOUNTANTS AND REORGANIZATION PROFESSIONALS IN THE RANGE OF 1500 TO 2000 FROM THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD.

Program 2

THE NCBJ HAS A NUMBER OF STANDING AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES OF ITS MEMBERS THAT PURSUE ACTIVITIES ON BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZATION AND OF INTEREST TO ITS MEMBERS. VARIOUS NCBJ COMMITTEES 1)PROVIDE LIAISON SERVICES WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE LEGAL, BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY FIELDS; 2)PREPARE AND PUBLISH A NEWSLETTER, THE CONFERENCE NEWS FOR NCBJ MEMBERS; 3)REVIEW AND MAKE ENDOWMENT GRANTS; AND 4) PERFORM OTHER SERVICES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NCBJ AND ITS MEMBERS.

Program 3

THE NCBJ PUBLISHES A QUARTERLY, PEER-REVIEWED, ACADEMIC JOURNAL, THE AMERICAN BANKRUPTCY LAW JOURNAL FOCUSING ON BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY-RELATED ISSUES

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $87,249

Program Service Revenue $1,458,059

Investment Income $178,456

Other Revenue $37,427

TOTAL REVENUE $1,761,191

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $3,140

Salaries & Benefits $46,321

Fundraising Expenses $0

Other Expenses $1,394,299

TOTAL EXPENSES $1,443,760

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2023	2022	Change
Revenue	$1,761,191	$1,217,656	+0.4%
Expenses	$1,443,760	$1,269,960	+0.1%
Net Income	$317,431	$-52,304	-7.1%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✗ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
CYNTHIA NORTON	PRESIDENT	10.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
JANET BAER	PRESIDENT ELECT	5.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
CATHERINE FURAY	TREASURER	3.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
ROBERTA COLTON	SECRETARY	3.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
DANIEL COLLINS	IMM PAST PRES	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
CHRIS ALSTON	DIRECTOR	N/A	Director	$0	$0	$0
DAVID BISSETT	DIRECTOR	N/A	Director	$0	$0	$0
MILDRED CABAN	DIRECTOR	N/A	Director	$0	$0	$0
JIM CARR	DIRECTOR	N/A	Director	$0	$0	$0
MARY GRACE DIEHL	DIRECTOR	N/A	Director	$0	$0	$0
ELAINE HAMMOND	DIRECTOR	N/A	Director	$0	$0	$0
SHON HASTINGS	DIRECTOR	N/A	Director	$0	$0	$0
JENNIFER HENDERSON	DIRECTOR	N/A	Director	$0	$0	$0
MITCHELL HERREN	DIRECTOR	N/A	Director	$0	$0	$0
MARY JO HESTON	DIRECTOR	N/A	Director	$0	$0	$0
STACEY MEISEL	DIRECTOR	N/A	Director	$0	$0	$0
CHARLES MERRILL	DIRECTOR	N/A	Director	$0	$0	$0
MARK MULLIN	DIRECTOR	N/A	Director	$0	$0	$0
JEFFREY NORMAN	DIRECTOR	N/A	Director	$0	$0	$0
LAURIE SELBER SILVERSTEIN	DIRECTOR	N/A	Director	$0	$0	$0
ELEZABETH STONG	DIRECTOR	N/A	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	No data	No data	No data	No data
2024	No data	No data	No data	No data
2023	$1,761,191	$1,443,760	$3,462,412	$317,431
2022	$1,217,656	$1,269,960	$3,162,887	$-52,304
2021	$1,422,982	$1,255,542	$3,545,051	$167,440
2020	$285,560	$495,886	$3,406,891	$-210,326
2019	$1,416,097	$1,434,588	$3,448,868	$-18,491
2018	$1,488,189	$1,238,193	$3,205,154	$249,996

NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF BANKRUPTCY JUDGES